The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-01-15
REPORT ON THE PENITENTI.
AIRY.
Continued from last week

Continued from last week
We call attention Of the lessees
and officers in charge at this camp
and of the Principal Keeper OF the
Penitentiary to the fact that within
the last three years Carrie Massie
(col J. under sentence from Bib
county for murder, SENTENCED June
1882, has given birth to two child
rem, one about three and The other
one wear old. The committee were
informed that at the time OF her
arrival ut the penilentiary she was
D. egnant. These children are being
raised up in the penltentlary, and
the committee, believing that such
should not be allowed, recommend
ed hat sale children be taken from
the penitenliary and bound ont TO
some proper person.
The committee investigated as
thoroughly as possible into the case
of the mu my or strike at he coke
oven camp, and believe, from the
best information they could gather,
that it was an attempt on the part
0f Jones and some otEer leading
convlcts TO resist the authorities
having them IN charge. They are
Of the opinion, however, that Kill
patrick Is not entirely exempt from
blame in The matter. We approve
of tile means and methods used Y
the Governor and Principal Keeper
OF The Penitentlary IN settling sad
mutt y.
We call attention tothe c'se OF
VIM McCrale, convicted of rio
from Dodge county and serving
life-sentence from Septe mher, 1892.
We have cause TO believe flOm
facts furnished Us that there ara
peculiar hard>hips in this case, and
that in "a short time steps will hf
taken to place the Facts before the
Governor, of watch we recommend
careful consideration aud such
action in the matter AS in his dlscre
ton he may deem JUST.
~ Your committee next visited
Rising Fawn, at which camp there
ae seventy four convicts at work
mining IRON ore. We find that at
this camp cleaner state OF things
exists, the buiIling, however, being
the same AZ at the other camps at
Dade County Nine. The convicts
are ,uppIied with the regulations
striped suit, which they wear dur
ing the day as working suit, and
are required to change their clothes
before retiring every night. Their
sleeping arrangements are about the
same as at other camps. They are
we'll fed with good wholesome food,
which ia dealt to each in sufficient
quantity. The convicts at this
camp are required 10 work under
ground in excavations blasted out
through roc1 and slate. The COM
mittee think there ia con >iderable
danger in some cases from falling
slate. We fond that one David
Nash (col), from Decatur county, III
for four years from February, 1885
for an assault with intent to murder
met with MI accident about three
months ago from the falling of some
rock upon him in the mine. His
Jaw was broken, his knee hurt, b
sharp piece of slate stuck in his
back several inches, his head badly
cut. and the scalp on the right side
VISA removed from the top of his
head almost to his ear We respect
fully AJAX the Governor to look into
his case and ASCERTAIN If he is 81
permanently injured as to justify
Executive clemency. The commit
lee deem it just to state that no evi
= dsnes was shown them tn ougf
which blame could be attached &c
2 the lessees or parties having said
cSDsicts in chaTgs, the same appear
sBg TO have been entirely accidental.